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Cobaltite from
Wald tunnel, A9 Motorway tunnels, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Cobaltite
Formula:CoAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cobaltite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wald tunnel, A9 Motorway tunnels, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:301588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:301588:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cobaltite
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘQuartz quarry, Wolfsgruben (Wolfgruben; Wolfsgrube), Seiz, Kammern im Liesingtal, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘPrenterwinkelgraben (Bärndorfer Graben), Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘHartlegraben, Kaisersberg, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBrunngraben district, Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘPlätten valley (Pletten valley), Pusterwald, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘSamer, Kothgraben (Kotgraben), Kleinfeistritz, Weißkirchen in Steiermark, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘGold mines, Kliening, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘMn deposit, Dürnstein, Neumarkt in der Steiermark, Murau District, Styria, Austria
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘBreitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘHüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Bojar, H.-P. & Postl, W. (2002): 1317: Cobaltin und Gersdorffit vom Autobahntunnel Wald am Schoberpass, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2002): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LI. Carinthia II, 192/112, 235-236.
 
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